RCB captain Smriti Mandhana feels people should not undermine Virat Kohli’s achievements for Bengaluru after her side recently won the Women’s Super League title . Mandhana’s RCB lifted the WPL trophy in just the second year, beating Delhi Capitals, who led the team for nearly a decade before the charismatic Kohli stepped down. team, but failed to achieve any success in their 16 years in the IPL. “Champions are one thing but what he (Kohli) has achieved for India is phenomenal. So, I think the comparison is not right in terms of my career and what he has achieved,” Mann Dana told the media on Tuesday.
“The reason I don’t like that comparison is that what he has achieved is great; he is an inspirational person. Titles don’t define a lot of things; we all respect him and I feel that respect must be right for the Indian team vice-president The skipper said: “Virat is up there. So, I’m no different. “
Mandana and Kohli both wear jersey number 18 and the left-handed batsman said comparisons between the two on this basis were unwarranted.
“I wouldn’t look at it as a comparison to 18. Jersey number is just a personal choice; I was born on the 18th and I have 18 on my back… It doesn’t define how he plays or (how) I Playing cricket. He’s been an inspiration to us in so many ways, so I wouldn’t say the title should define anything,” she added.
Mandana feels that men’s cricketers have been playing well but they have failed to win the IPL title.
“I think, to be fair, the men’s team has also played good cricket over the last 16 years; it’s not that they haven’t played well. I don’t think the comparison is right. RCB is a franchise Right; let’s treat the men’s and women’s teams separately because we don’t want to make comparisons.
“They’re good at what they do. We’re good at what we do,” she added.
Talking about how she scripted the team’s super spell, in which RCB grabbed 9 wickets for just 43 runs against Delhi Capitals, Mandana said Sophie Molyneux took 9 wickets after a strategic timeout The next 3 wickets were the turning point.
“Especially after the strategic pause, when Sophie got those three wickets, it was almost a turning point. It was good to see the way they (spinners) planned and executed. I thought it was good to watch.” Manda Na looked on and praised the “one tribe” culture, saying it’s something everyone on the team has stuck with and worked hard to develop over the past two years.
“Yeah, the team culture. It was a big thing that we talked to management about after last season (a bad one) and they were keen to build one. Because of course, we’re only in year one or two of it, if We did some things right that may keep some things right for a long time, and culture is a big thing (on the side).
“A tribe, we’re like a family and we support each other. We support each other and we did a lot of that last season as well. Things didn’t go well last year but they improved this year.” Even more. Even better, management is right there, celebrating each other’s successes. “
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